Combined auxiliary coupling and wrecking-hook.



PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

S. P. FELIX'G: G. F. HEYWOOD.

COMBINED AUXILIARY COUPLING AND WREGKING HOOK.

APPLIOATION HLED FEB? 16. 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1907.

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HEYWOOD, OF MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED AUXILIARY COUPLING AND WRECKING-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907.

Application filed February 15, 1907. Serial No. 357,538.

To all whom it. may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL P. FELIX and CHARLES F. HEYWOOD, citizens of the United States, residing in Maywood, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Combined Auxiliary Coupler and Wrecking-Hook, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to auxiliary couplers, wrecking hooks and other emergency devices commonly carried upon railway trains for coupling cars together under conditions where the ordinary couplers with which the practically accomplish this object or result.

cars are furnished cannot be used, or become broken in one or more of their parts.

Heretofore, it has been customary to carry upon trains one or more extra knuckles of each of the different kinds or makes of couplers more generally in use, as the cars of different roads are ordinarily equipped with different kinds of couplers, and also one or more auxiliary couplers for coupling cars together on sharp curves or under conditions where the coupling cannot be effected with the ordinary couplers with which cars are provided, and also with one or more wrecking hooks or other emergency appliances.

The object of our invention is to provide a combined auxiliary coupler and wrecking hook, which may be used in connection with the ordinary couplers and knuckles of the cars for coupling cars together on sharp curves or on different levels where a coupling cannot be effected with the ordinary Master Car Builders couplers; which may be used as an extra or auxiliary knuckle to take the place of a broken knuckle of any of the different kinds of Master Car Builders couplers in use, so that the train will not have to carry knuckles of all different types of couplers with which the cars belonging to different railroads may be equipped; which may be used for coupling cars together when the knuckles of two adjacent couplers are both broken, or one broken and the other intact or both intact; which may be used for coupling cars together when one or both pivot lugs of one or both drawheads of adjacent couplers are broken; and which may also be used as an ordinary wrecking hook.

Our invention consists in the means we employ to That is to say, it consists of an auxiliary coupler having a knuckle-like nose and back on the customary Master Car Builders lines at each end thereof, adapted to couple with or fit in and engage the draw-head and knuckle of any Master Car Builders coupler when both knuckles and both draw-heads'are intact in coupling cars together on sharp curves or other places where the coupling cannot be effected directly between the ordinary couplers of the cars; in which the knuckle like nose at each end of the auxiliary coupler is furnished with a pivot pin aperture, and made of a size adapted to fit between the pivot pin lugs of any ordinary Master Car Builders draw-head so that in case the knuckle of the ordinary coupler is broken, one end of the auxiliary coupler may be connected by the pivot pin with the draw-head in place of the broken ordinary knuckle; in which one or both ends'of the auxiliary coupler is furnished with a slot or recess adapted to receive one of the pivot lugs of the draw-head in case either pivot lug of the draw-head should be broken, so that the auxiliary coupler may be connected by the pivot pin with the intact pivot lug of the draw-head; in which, in case both pivot lugs of the draw-head are broken, the auxiliary coupler in connection with an ordinary coupling link may still effect a coupling with the broken draw-head; in which the auxiliary coupler has at itsiniddle portion a wrecking hook so that it may also be used in place of any ordinary wrecking hook customarily carried on trains; in which the auxiliary coupler by reason of its length and the play afforded at each of its ends with the ordinary Master Oar Builders coupler, will provide for the necessary difference in level for use at tide water and ferry boats in coupling the cars or keeping the cars properly coupled as they are drawn from shore onto the boat or vice versa.

Our invention further consists in the novel construction of parts and devices, and in the novel'combinations of parts and devices herein shown and described.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of an auxiliary coupler and wrecking hook embodying our invention, showing the use of the same in conjunction with two adjacent intact couplers in coupling cars together on sharp curves or other places where a coupling cannot be effected directly between the ordinary couplers. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan View and Fig. 4 a side elevation illustrating the use of the auxiliary coupler in coupling cars together where one of the knuckles "of the ordinary coupler is broken. Fig. 5 is a side elevation illustrating the auxiliary coupler as used in coupling cars together where one of the pivot lugs of the draw-head is broken. I Fig. 6 is a plan View illustrating the use of the auxiliary coupler in connection with an ordinary coupling link where both pivot lugs of the draw-headare broken. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on line 77 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional View showing the supporting pin.

In the drawing, A represents the draw-head of an ordinary Master Car Builders coupler having the customary pivot lugs a a and guard arm a B is the knuckle, having the customary front arm or nose b and rear arm or tail 1). O is the pivot pin and D the lock fitting in the lock aperture (1 of the draw -head. All these parts are or may be of any known kind or construction of Master Oar Builders coupler now commonly in useupon railroad cars.

F is our combined auxiliary coupler and wrecking hook, the same comprising essentially a curved middle or shank portion f furnished with a wrecking hook f and a curved nose or knuckle-like arm f 2 and convexly curved back f, at each end, constructed on the customary Master Car Builders lines, the same as the front arm or nose of any Master Oar Builders car coupler knuckle, and adapted to couple with or fit within the guard arm and closed knuckle of any Master Oar Builders coupler. The nose f 2 at each end of the auxiliary coupler F has a pivot pin opening f 4 and is adapted to fit between the pivot lugs a a of the draw-head to effect a coupling of the cars together when the knuckle B of one of the couplers is broken, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. The nose f 2 at each end of the auxiliary coupler F is also furnished with a pivot lug slot f 5 therein, adapted to receive one of the pivot lugs a or a of the draw-head to effect a coupling when one of the pivot lugs of the draw-head is broken, as illustrated in Fig. 5. This pivot lug slot f 5 in the auxiliary coupler is also adapted to receive an ordinary coupling link G so that a coupling may be effected when both pivot lugs of the draw-head are broken or the guard arm of the drawhead broken, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, by simply inserting pins through the lock aperture of the drawhead and the pivot pin aperture f in the nose of the auxiliary coupler.

The coupling nose f 2 at each end of the auxiliary coupler should be made small enough to fit loosely between the pivot lugs of any ordinary make of coupler draw-head so as to provide for any necessary difference in level between the couplers of adjacent cars desired to be coupled together. And while the coupling noses f 2 at the opposite ends of the auxiliary coupler conform to the ordinary Master Car Buidlers lines and interfit with the draw-head and knuckle of any ordinary coupler, we prefer to make these coupling noses f of a size to give considerable play consistent with safe coupling to enable the auxiliary coupler to be used on sharp curves or where one car is off the track, or where there is considerable difference of level between the couplers of adjacent cars as at tide water or in passing on and off ferry boats.

To removably support the auxiliary coupler on the draw head Without interference with the coupler knuckle B, we provide the auxiliary coupler at each end or nose f 2 with a supporting pin f 6 fitting in an upright hole f 16 in the auxiliary coupler nose f and having at its lower end a bent arm or foot f 7 adapted to engage and rest upon the bottom web or floor-a of the draw head. The supporting pin f is adapted to turn in the auxiliary coupler nose f to bring its supporting arm or foot f 7 in position for engagement with the bottom web or floor a of the draw head. i It is preferably locked in this position by a notch or recess f in the auxiliary coupler nose at the lower front edge thereof which receives the arm or foot f The supporting pin f when its arm or foot f 7 is swung around out of engagement with the bottom web or floor a of the draw head is preferably locked in this disengaged position by a slot or recess f 9 in the auxiliary coupler nose which engages a hinged handle f at the upper end of the supporting pin f The handle f is preferably of substantially ring form and is adapted to fold or lay down flat upon the upper face of the auxiliary coupler.

We claim:

1. The combined auxiliary coupler and wrecking having a coupling nose at each end and a wrecking at its intermediate portion, substantially as specified.

2. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back, and a slot or recess to receive the pivot lug of a drawhead, substantially as specilied.

3. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back. and a slot or recess to re eeive the pivot lug, of a draw-head, and provided with a pivot pin aperture, substantially as specified.

4. An auxiliary coupler having a coupling nose at each end furnished with a pivot lug receiving slot, substantially hook hook

An auxiliary coupler having a coupling nose at each end and a slot therein adapted to receive a coupling link to effect a coupling when both pivot lugs of the draw-head are broken, substantially as specified.

6. An auxiliary coupler having a coupling nose at each end and a wrecking hook, substantially as specified.

7. The combined auxiliary coupler and Wrecking hook having a coupling nose at each end and a wrecking hook at its intermediate portion, each end of said auxiliary coupler being provided with a supporting; pin having a bent arm engaging the bottom web of the draw-head, substantially as specified.

8v The coinbined auxiliary coupler and wrecking hook having a coupling nose at each end and a wrecking hook at its intermediate portion, each end of said auxiliary coupler being provided With a supporting pin having a bent arm engaging the bottom web of the draw-head, said supporting pin having a handle for turning the same, and said auxiliary coupler having a slot engaging said bent arm to lock the supporting pin in position, substantially as specified.

9. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back, each end of said auxiliary coupler being provided with a supporting pin having a bent arm engaging the bottom web of the draw-head, substantially as specified.

10. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back, each end of said auxiliary coupler being provided with a supporting pin having a bent arm engaging the bottom web of the draw head, said supporting pin having a handle for turning the same, and said auxiliary coupler having a slot engaging said handle to lock the supporting pin in position, substantially as specified. o

1-1. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back, and a slot or recess to receive the pivot: lug, of a draw-head, and a rotatable sup porting pin having a bent arm, substantially as specified.

12. An auxiliary coupler having at each end a coupling nose and convexly curved back, and a slot or recess to receive the pivot lug. of a draw-head, and a rotatable sup porting pin having a bent arin, and means for locking the supporting arm in position, substantially as specified.

SAMUEL P. FELIX. CHARLES F. IIEYWOOD.

. Witnesses:

EDMUND Ancock, PEARL ABRAMS. 

